Cost of living comparison
Praia is 9.0% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Praia instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Praia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$4.67
CVE475.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$1.41
CVE143.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.96
CVE97.28
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.19
CVE120.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$3.22
CVE328.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$3.53
CVE359.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.47
CVE251.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.98
CVE201.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.23
CVE125.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.89
CVE91.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.89
CVE91.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.94
CVE95.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.60
CVE61.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.65
CVE66.01
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$6.38
CVE650.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$60.11
CVE6,122.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$246.37
CVE25,092.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$148.36
CVE15,110.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$62.56
CVE6,371.73
|
|
pay 73.6% less for childcare
Ecuador
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$76.40
CVE7,781.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$1,064.30
CVE108,399.11
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$2.27
CVE231.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$1.49
CVE151.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$27.92
CVE2,843.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$118.26
CVE12,044.35
|
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